WEBSTER NOT DISCREDITED. LONDON, Monday. Sir, Richard Webster has been re- ceived at a meeting of the . leading members of the Bar with enthusiasm. Several testified that his conduct of the Times case against the Parnellites waa not regarded as reflecting discredit upon him in any sense. ;

" W. M. M/s" Letters. WE do not propose to' waste time and space in affecting ;to reply to a leading article which, appears in our local con- temporary this morning. The article in question is alleged to deal with the MINER'S : stand in respect of the "W.W.M" letters. This contem- porary declares that the miners have expressed ' a belief - that those letters' were, written in the "MINEE office. To-night the usual weekly meeting pf the Miners' Association; is to be held; and in justice to ourselves, and to show which is correct-^-the MINER or i the Silver Age-vre ask that the feel- ing of the meeting be taken, oh this 'question. The latter assercs that the ! miners believe the MINER, wrote the ! " W. W. M." letters. We now ask the miners to declare whether'that is ' their belief or not. If they declare in the negative-and after the explan- ation^ we yesterday^ made they can. surely/dpi nothing else-then. the. Age wiU be fully replied to, and its notoriety i for unreliability and unsc...

The Printers' Strike. BKISBANI, Tuesday. When the steamer Ranelagh arrived from Sydney a number of compositors on finke rushed from the wharf to the vessel, the latter having three printers aboard. Great disorder ensued. The three printers, being discovered, they were assaulted and beaten about the head and neck with sticks, this necessitating their removal to the hospitals The police have tíie matter in hand.

OUR SPECIALSERVICE I CABLEGRAMS. BOULANGER/S TRIAL-THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM. LONDON. Mondar. The nine "French senators ¿ave begun the task of the trial of General Boulanger, who is accused; of (1) endeavoring to entice officers of the army from their allegiance to the Republic ; (2) embezzling State funds whUe Minister of War j and (3) making seditous speeohes. The com- mission has before it for examination visiting cards, newspaper articles/and popular songs in praise of Boulanger to the number of 10,000. ; r. :;

Alleged Brutal Outrage. ADELAIDE, Tuesday. William M'Intyre has been remanded fro ar Mount Gambier to the Millicent Police Court on a charge of rape upon Emily Cove, 16 years of age, residing at Beachport, lt ia alleged that a case of a terrible outrage will be disclosed.

CIRCUIT COURT. CRIMINAL CALENDAR. TrjisDAY, APBni 16. (Before His Honor Judge Stephen). IT was some time, af ter the appointed hour that the first circuit court ever held in Broken Hill was opened in the Car- rington Hall, as a temporary expedient, this morning. Punctual to the fixed hour of ten o'clock, Mr. Justice Stephen, escorted by Mr. Edgar, his associate, arrived at the door, hut it evidently took a long time for the judge to habilitate himself in the traditional scarlet robes. Mr. Gower, as the representative of the sheriff, occupied the bench in conjunction with his Honor. Mr. B. R. Wise announced that he was commissioned to conduct the cases for the Crown, and bn his left hand al the barrister table sat Mr. Norrie, from the Crown Solicitor's office. The other barristers present were Mr. CockBhott, from Sydney, and Mr. W. Symon, from Adelaide. The local bar was represented by Messrs. Edwards, McCarthy, Abbott, Wilkinson, and Ray- mond. The undefended cases were first called...

An Unsuitable House. A LARGE number of Licensing Court application were heard yesterday before Messrs. Gower, Williams, and Tompson. The application list has been previously published, and only one refusal was entered.-. That; was in respect of the application made by M. E. Kenny for the renewal of the license of the Broken Hill Club Hotel, In Oxide-street. Licensing Inspector Saunders opposed the application, as the house was not equal to the requirements of the Act. A good deal nf evidence was given both for and against; but the Bench eventually decided to refuse the application, promising i that in future only first-class houses should be licensed. / »J ...

Criminal Libel Case. W. E. JBLAMMOITO, ; who, while managing editor of: the 'now defunct Broken HUI Argus, is alleged to have perpetrated a criminal libel upon Mr. J. J. Williams, J.P , of this town, hid not returned from Melbourne, where he haB been residing, when the Circuit Court opened this morn- ing. It is, however,.reported that he is now on his way to Broken Hill, and will surrender to MB bail probably to-morrow morning._

CONCENTRATES. At tue SilvertonPolice Court yesterday, Daniel O'Reilly was fined 10s, or seven days on each charge of drunkenness and riotous behavior at Royal Hotel, Thack- aringa, on the 14th inst. Messrs. Maitland and Coughlan will be tendered a benefit at Hamilton's Hall on Thursday night. A monster programme is being arranged. Mr. Z. Lane computes that an inch of rain yesterday was worth £2000 to the Block 14 Company. Usual weekly meeting of the Miners' Association will be held at Kiosk this evening at 7.o'clock. Sixteen. cases - were admitted to the Silverton Hospital in March,1889 ;1 died, 16 discharged, and 9. remained in the hospital at the; end of March. . j Subscribers of £1 and upwards to the Silverton Hospital are entitled to recom- mend two patients for admission to the institution. Warden Gower, after visiting the Purnamoota gold rush, warns miners against proceeding- thither. - Two white girls have been rescued from a Parramatta Chinese den, where 70 Chinese-were herd...

Weather in Silverton. . RAIN began to fall somewhat unexpectedly : early on Monday morning and continued more or less heavily throughout the day. It ceased in the evening, but may re- commence at any moment, as the' sky is still heavily laden with water clouds. The creek has been running strongly. Only one accident has been reported. While Mr. Bishop, with a horse and dray, was crossing the creek on the main road at the end of Bourke-street, the current was so strong as to capsize the dray, throwing Mr. Bishop into the water. Happily, however, he suffered no more harm than a severe ducking, and the horse and dray were afterwards landed in safety.' It has been considered risky to cross at this part while the creek is running, and it will be remembered that only a short time since, two individuals nearly forfeited their lives while attempting the feat. Searle yesterday challenged Teenier and O'Connor to row for the champion- ship of the world on ¡the Thames for any amount. The lamest ...

Seed Wheat Question. ADELAIDE, Tuesday. .-The Hon. T. Playford, the Premier, addressed a large gathering of his con ? sütuenta at Carrieton last night, and spoke on the Beed wheat question for over an : hour, at the end of which time a motion of censure, for refusing to afford relief to the distressed farmers was carried hy 22 votes to 15. The majority present declined to vote.

The Truckers* Grievance. TO THE EDITOR OW THE BARE 1ER JUNEE. SIB,-While I have no desire to prolong I this controversy, yet in its present sta*« it is far from satisfactory. I think that W.BÍ.M" ia in honor bound as a gen- tleman either to accept my statements on the wages question as true, or prove them untrue. I again assert that truckers' wages are higher in Queensland than on i the Barrier ; in fact, truckers are paid at the rate of 14s per week more in Charters Towers than they are in Broken Hill. It is made up in this way :-Truckers receive 10s per day, and Saturdays they receive 10s for four hours' work. A large number of the miners on this field think that " W.M.M.s" false statement on the wages question the worst part of his now notor- ious letter ; and the miners think that "W.M.M." is bound to prove his state- ment, or acknowledge that it is untrue. Mr. Editor, I think you will agree with me in the stand I had taken rc the wages question. "W.MM." claims to be a miner ; t...

?Mr. John Dillon. MELBOUBNE. Tuesday. Mr. John Dillon, M.P., the Irish dele gite, arrived here from Adelaide to-day. e at once goes on to Tasmania for the benefit bf his health. ~ The public' recep- tion "which was to be accorded him has been deferred till his return, which is ex- pected to be in about a fortnight.

Dr. Figg and the Widow. MELBOURNE, Tuesday. Dr. Figg, who has been Government health officer at Williamstown for many years, has been arrested on a charge of performing an operation to procure abor- tion upon a widow. He has been bailed oat on two sureties of £500 each, and in his own bonds of £1000.

More Honors. . ADELAIDE, Tuesday. Mr. Charles Todd, EA., Postmaster General and Government Astronomer, has received intimation of his election a fellow of the Boyal Society. This is the highest distinction capable of being conferred on a scientific man.

"Whitney's Cärtridge Factory. -w . . MELBOUBNE, Tuesday. The agreement between the Victorian Government and Captain Whitney, for the establishment by the latter of 4 cartridge/ factory in the colony, will be signed 'ra the coarse of a few days. The1 factory1 will be ërectèd on the banks of the Salt water Creek. The Government guarantee Captain Whitney a £5000 bonus, to be ¡paid when half-a-million of rounds of approved quality are turned out, and further plodgeB itself to obtain the ammu- nition which it may require from' Whitney's Company, for a period of 25ä t years.